Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for January 06, 1980

Transcript:

Honey: Hello, is this Sally's Pizza? Yes, I'd like to open a charge account, please. You know, J.J, I don't understand all this debate over Ronald Reagan's age. In my country, the wisdom of the elderly is highly valued. The great helmsman himself conducted affairs of state until he was well past 80. J.J: No kidding? 80 years old? Honey: Sure. I'll never forget the time right after his third stroke when the minister of agriculture came to him with a highly technical problem... Mao read his report and then looked up at him and said, "The people rejoice according to their needs. Struggle beggets mullet." J.J: Wow. What's it mean. Honey: Beats me. But you can't believe how alert he looked.